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As you cross the street from the parking lot, the first area you arrive arrive at is the English side of the bridge leading to the farm where the original battle occurred. Today, the house holds offices and a gift shop. As you can see the area is very rural, much like it must have looked like when the colonial and English forces faced each other over this bridge. The English soldiers who fell here are buried in one grave beside the path leading to the bridge. |
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Looking back from the colonial side of the bridge, you can see the walking area at the riverfront. There is also an area lined with benches, not clearly visible in the picture, from which walking tours are led. |
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The long view from the colonial side shows the graceful sweep of the bridge. Since the bridge is made of wood, this is not the actual bridge where the colonial and English forces met. However, the current bridge was built to the exact standards and plans of the original. |
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Visitors to the colonial side of the bridge are greeted by a statue of "The Minute Man," a local farmer carrying his musket and leaning on his plow. These men where ready "in a minute" to take up arms to defend their homes. |
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A second Minute Man statue stands at the green in the Center of Concord. |
